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Download full textInternational Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2016
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is the fourth assessment in the current trend series, following PIRLS 2001, 2006, and 2011. There were 61 participants in PIRLS 2016, including 50 countries and 11 benchmarking entities (e.g., regions of countries as well as additional grades or language groups from the participating…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Grade 4
Evanechko, Peter; And Others – 1976
The first segment of a long-term educational assessment plan, for which this three-part report was compiled, called for a study that would survey the status of English language arts programs in the province of British Columbia and serve as a pilot for future assessment programs. This portion of the study presents results from the third phase of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Burnham, Brian – 1973
To assess the educational effectiveness of open plan schools, a standardized test of reading, spelling, and mathematics achievement was administered to grade 2 pupils in two open plan and ten conventionally constructed schools. Scores on all three measures, plus the average attained scores on an academic ability test, were not significantly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education
Burnham, Brian – 1973
In the spring of 1973, a standardized test of reading and mathematics skills was administered to 564 grade 3 pupils distributed among two open plan schools (155 pupils) and seven conventionally constructed schools (409 pupils). The groups were matched on IQ, geographic location, the academic qualifications of their teachers, and average class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Design
Peer reviewedWestbury, Marilyn – Canadian Journal of Education, 1994
Achievement and ability of 135 retained elementary school students (grade 6) in Canada were compared with those of 103 matched continually promoted students. Reading comprehension, cognitive ability, and achievement test scores indicate that grade retention is ineffective in improving achievement and ability. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Educational Policy
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1984
The results of the May 1984 British Columbia Reading Assessment were presented in this summary report. Highlights of the survey, summary tables of important results, and conclusions and recommendations made by the Contract Team were outlined. The students in grades four, seven, and ten completed achievement surveys and attitude scales. Five…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Clarke, S. C. T.; And Others – 1978
As a companion project to the Edmonton Grade III Achievement: 1956-1977 Comparisons, this study had two purposes: to establish benchmarks of basic skills achievement and to compare the achievement of various subgroups. Third grade students in Alberta were administered the Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests--Vocabulary and Comprehension, and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age, Arithmetic
